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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnewwaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxnew.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnewwaną[1][2]

  1. to knock, to push, to shove

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hneuwan
    • Old High German: hniuwan, niuwan
      • Middle High German: niuwen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hnewwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 235
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xnewwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
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